Billiard-cue-tip holder



June 30, 1925.

W. C. WRIGHT BILLIARD CUE TIP HOLDER Filed April 25, 1924 Hiram;

Patented June 30, 1925.

WILLIAM C. WRIGHT, OF LYNN HAVEN, FLORIDA.

BILLIARD-CUE-TIP HOLDER.

Application filed April 25, 1924. Serial nof'ioseeo.

T 0 allwhom it may concern: 1

Be it known that I, WILLIAM QTVRIG T, a citizen of the United States, residing at Lynn Haven, in the county of Bay and State of Florida, have invented certain new and useful Improvementsin a Billiard-Cue-Tip Holder, of which the following is a specitication. k

This invention relates ,to new and useful improvements in billiard cues and is more particularly adapted to a means forsupporting and securing on the reduced end thereof a cue tip,

One of the important objects of the present invention is to provide a cuetip holder of the above mentioned character, which is of such a construction as to facilitate a replacing of an old tip with a new one without having to use glue for the purpose of securing the tip to the end of the cueand furthermore enabling the one tip to be readily and easily placed in position on the cue.

A further object of the invention is to provide a cue tip holder ofthe above mentioned character, wherein the same may be readily and easily removed from the reduced end of the billiard one and when in position thereon will securely hold a' tip in a rigid position.

A furthenobject is to provide a one tip holder of the above mentioned character, which is simple in construction, inexpensive, strong and durable and furthermore adapted for the purposes for which it is designated.

Other objects and advantages of this invention will become apparent during the course of the following description.

In the accompanying drawing forming a part of this specification and in which like numerals designate like parts throughout the same:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of my invention showing the same in position on a billiard cue.

Figure 2 is a longitudinal sectional View thereof with parts shown in elevation.

Figure 3 is a transverse section taken approximately on line 33 of Figure 2, and

Figure 4 is a detail side elevational View of the cue tip base.

In. the drawing wherein for the purpose of illustration is shown the preferred embodiment of my invention, the numeral 1 designates a portion of a billiard cue rod and the same is provided with the reduced end 2, the rod tapering smaller toward its reduced end in the manner well known in the art. Adapted to be secured on the reduced end 2 on the billiard cue rod 1 is the one tip base designated generally by the numeral 3. The latter comprises a tapering cylindrical member which is provided with a longitudinally extending central bore 4 through which is adapted to extend the fastening screw 5 whereby the cuetip base may be detachably supported on thereduced end of the cue rod in the manner clearly shown in Figure2 of the drawing. The

head of the fastening screw 5 is adapted to be disposed in the countersunk portion of the outer end of the base 3 whereby the head of the fastening screw 7 will extend flush with the outer end of the base.

The lower portion of the base is exter nally threaded as shown at 6 while the upper portion is substantially smooth andan annular groove such as is shown at 8 is arranged between the smooth cylindrical portion and the threaded portion 6 in the manner clearly illustrated in igure 4 of the drawing. Extending longitudinally in the outer face of the smooth upper portion 7 of the base 3 and arranged in predetermined spaced relation are thegrooves or channels such as are shown at 9 in the drawing. The purpose of these longitudinally extending grooves will hereinafter be more fully described.

Disposed in the longitudinally extending grooves 9 are the hooks 10, the inner ends of which are provided with apertures and are further adapted to be received in the annular groove 8 provided in the tip base 3 and extending through the apertures provided in the lower ends of the hooks 10 is the retaining and securing member 11. The securing member 11 may be formed of spring wire and the ends thereof are twisted in the manner shown atlQ in Figure 3 of the drawing. This construction provides a means whereby the hooks 10 are adapted for swinging movement and the outer ends of the hooks are adapted to extend into the sides of the cue tip 13 which is formed of leather and the base of the cue tip will rest on the outer end of the base 3 in the manner clearly illustrated in Figure 2.

For the purpose of retaining and holding the cue tip in position on the base and also holding the hook member 10 in engagement with the tip, I provide the ferrule 14 which is formed of any suitable metal and the same tapers gradually toeooperate with the tapering tip'base'3f The ferrule 14 is adapted to fit over the reduced end 2 of the cue tip of the cue rod 1 in the manner shown and is internally threaded as shown at 15 for cooperation with the externallythreaded portion 6 of the tip base 3. The. ferrule will enclose the hook members 10 and the lower portion of the one tip 13 so as to prevent the accidental displacement of the cue tip from engagement with the outer ends of the hook members 10. It is also to be understood that the inner end of the ferrule 14 will abut the shoulder 16 formed by the reduced end 2 of the rod 1 in the manner clearly illustrated in Figure 2 of the drawing.

It will thus be seen from the foregoing description, that a cue tip holder has been provided wherein a tip may be readily and easily placed in position on the tip base and the latter secured to the reduced end of the billiard cue in a simple and efficient manner. By securing a cue tip in the manner above described, the usual means heretofore employed for holding a tip on a cue such as the use of glue is eliminated.

A cue tip will be securely supported in position on the reduced end of a billiard cue and the ferrule will retain the same in position thereon and prevent the accidental displacement of the one tip from its supported position on the tip base. a

The simplicity of my device enables the same to be manufactured at a very low cost and the parts are of such a construction as to be readily disassembled whenever necessary. Furthermore, a cue tip holder of the above .mentioned character, will be strong and durable. I

WVhile I have shown the preferred embodiment of my invention, it is to be understood that various changes in the size, shape and arrangement of parts may be resorted to without departing from the spirit of the invention and the scope of the appended claims.

Having thus described the invention, what I claim is 1. A billiard cue comprising a tapering rod having a reduced end, a tip base secured on the reduced end, the lower portion of the base being externally threaded, theupp'er in said recess, a tip, the outer ends of said hook adapted to support the tip on said base, and a sleeve fitting over the base and the reduced end of the cue rod, said sleeve having its inner portion internally threaded for cooperation with the threaded external portion of the base.

2. A billiard cue comprising a tapering one red having a reduced end, a tip base secured on the reduced end, said tip base tapering smaller toward its'outer end, said base having an annular recess provided in the intermediate portion thereof, and longitudinally extending recesses extending from the annular recess to the outer end of the base and arranged in spaced relation, hook members extending longitudinally in the longitudinally extending recesses, the inner ends of said hook member being disposed in the annular recess, said innerends of the hooksbeing provided with apertures, a fastening element extending through the apertured inner ends of the hooks and providing a pivotal support therefor, a cue tip supported on theouter end of the base, the outer ends of the hooks adapted to engage said cue tip to hold the same on said base, and a sleeve fitting over the base and the reduced end of the cue rod.

3. A billiard cue comprising-a tapering cue rod having a reduced end, a tip base secured on said reduced end, hook members pivotally supported at 'their inner ends on saidbase and extending beyond the outer end of the base, acue tip supported-ion the outerend of the base, the outer end' of the WILLIAM c. WRIGHT, 

